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Maxwell Heights Secondary School

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Maxwell Heights Secondary School is a Canadian high school located in Oshawa, Ontario, within the Durham District School Board. The school was established in September 2009 and is named after a previous school, Maxwell Heights Public School (1955–1995). The school runs on the Modified School Calendar, starting a week earlier than schools on the traditional calendar, and closing for one week in November.

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Maxwell Heights Secondary School
Coldstream Drive, Oshawa

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Coldstream Drive 1100
L1K 0N1 Oshawa
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